Same pictures (slightly smaller because they're copied)...only the daughter's name is changed. :scowl: And bidder's IDs are private so I can't warn them...how do you complain to Ebay to get an auction closed? If you know, go ahead and do it!

I myself don't ebay and that is exactly why. It is sickening to see that. Anyway i noticed an ask seller a question at the bottom. And how the real one had them posted. I don't know if it automatically posts the q & a.

But if so maybe someone here with an ebay account could ask why it is the same bass and the same pictures. As the orginal and real auction.

With a link in the post. Then if it posts them automatically. All potential bidders will know it is a farse.

I myself don't ebay and that is exactly why. It is sickening to see that. Anyway i noticed an ask seller a question at the bottom. And how the real one had them posted. I don't know if it automatically posts the q & a.

But if so maybe someone here with an ebay account could ask why it is the same bass and the same pictures. As the orginal and real auction.

With a link in the post. Then if it posts them automatically. All potential bidders will know it is a farse.

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Good idea, but unfortunately the member running the auction decides whether or not the question is posted on the auction page.

Hi, I'm the guy who won that Fodera, in the real auction that ended earlier this week. I had a bit of a panic attack when I read about the fake auction page on TB because I've actually been scammed out of $1400 about 2 years ago (case of ebay identity theft) and the situation is quite similar back then.

But the seller (really nice guy) has shipped and everything should be fine. This dumb-ass scammer didn't even bother to alter the description.But I'm impressed on how fast the TB community pick up these kind of news. Thanks

I myself don't ebay and that is exactly why. It is sickening to see that. .

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Yes this is exactly why I don't like eBay as well!!

So you know that if somebody did something as immoral or reprehensible as this "in real life" - there would be a huge disincentive, as friends, neighbours etc. would know about it and you would become a social outcast or worse!!

Whereas eBay allows people to get away with this kind of thing safe in their anonymity - OK that auction was stopped as people know a lot about rare basses - but there's nothing to stop that person setting up another anonymous account and doing something similar with another email address or another PC...